A recording of an NYPD supervisor appearing to pressure a police officer to specifically target black men has just been released by Gawker. The recording was provided to the New York Daily News for a story released in January, but the actual audio was not released to the public until now. Although the full recording is 36 minutes long, only a two-minute excerpt has been released. New York transit officer Michael Birch said the recording took place in August 2012 during a performance evaluation. “The conversation just turned completely weird to me,” Birch said. “Because he’s basically telling me it’s OK to racially profile.” Birch also filed a federal lawsuit against the city and NYPD officers last January, saying that he was punished for giving his concerns about what he saw as an illegal quota system. Birch claims that he was denied overtime and given less desirable assignments as a result of his “poor performance.” Posted By Persist